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I believe the most important thing Americans must do is to secure their economic well-being in an increasingly challenging, complex world. What I have written about all these years is the process of creating wealth, not for any one individual, but for the United States as a whole. Ever since I was a young correspondent witnessing the emergence of China after the country opened in 1979, I’ve believed we have to get more serious about creating wealth. I retain faith in the resiliency of the U.S. economy and the enterprise of American people. If Americans have the right strategies, we can once again create widespread wealth. Come with me on this journey.
FBI’s Christopher Wray Says China Has Compromised The Networks of More Than 10,000 American Companies
February 1, 2022
We knew that the Chinese assault on Microsoft’s Exchange email system last year was bad, but we did not know it was this bad–the FBI’s Christopher Wray says in a speech that more than 10,000 American companies had their networks compromised. At the time, Microsoft said one of its “partners” in China had leaked the […]
My CyberHeroes interview: How China and Russia Penetrate U.S. Computer Systems
January 26, 2022
See the interview here.
Could Legislation Aimed at Helping America Compete With China Do the Exact Opposite?
January 24, 2022
If true, this is one of the most cynical power plays I have ever seen. U.S. multinationals operating in China appear to have inserted language in a bill aimed at helping America compete with China by including a provision that might do the exact opposite. Stripping out Section 301 would remove one of the U.S. […]
The Media’s Coverage of Microsoft’s Latest Power Grab
January 19, 2022
When I heard that Microsoft was going to lay out $70 billion in cash (where the hell did they get all that PURE CASH?) to buy the gaming company, Activision Blizzard, I thought I would hear screams of outrage that one of America’s top five techno-gorillas was expanding into yet another horizontal space. This is […]
China Makes Another Grab for Carbon Composite Technology
January 18, 2022
We have long known that the Chinese government has targeted American carbon composite technology. Carbon composites are extremely useful in aircraft frames because they are lightweight. And they are critically important in jet engines because of their ability to withstand high temperatures. It was General Electric’s carbon composite technology that Yanjun Xu, an official of […]
A wave is building against American companies supporting Xi Jinping
December 20, 2021
Here’s the latest broadside from Reuters: Amazon has curried favor in China by promoting books extolling the leadership of President Xi Jinping and his version of “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” This comes at the same time that the New York Times is describing how China’s government is spending massive amounts of money on Facebook and […]
